Probably widely known to be baked. But if not...
Many a time and oft, I've closed one of many browser windows, only to realize a millisecond too late that I hadn't meant to close it. Of course, the History can be used, but that doesn't always do everything. For example, it won't take me to the same place in a big list (whereas the "back" button on my browser will, if I navigate away from a screen and then back).
Why isn't there a simple "unclose" feature that will re-open the recently-closed window in all its glory? Or is there? Please don't tell me it's the item called "Unclose" in all common browsers...
If you're worried about people "unclosing" a window you thought you'd got rid off, just ensure that the feature doesn't work after you've quit the browser, or give it a 5-minute lifetime.
[EDIT - actually, a similar feature would be helpful on almost any application, though I realize it can't work if you've modified the file without saving it.]-- MaxwellBuchanan, Sep 14 2008 Hand Gesture Interface Project http://www.cmpe.bou.../~keskinc/index.htmYou had to ask. [Spacecoyote, Sep 16 2008] my browser does this: "K-Meleon"-- FlyingToaster, Sep 14 2008 Damn. See, I knew that if I posted this, it would turn out that I'm the only person in the galaxy who doesn't know it already exists.
OK, OK. How about some sort of plug-in device for a computer, which you can hold in your hand and move around, and which would - somehow!- cause a pointer on the screen to move in an analogous way....-- MaxwellBuchanan, Sep 14 2008 Baked in opera - little trash can at the right of the tabs bar. (I assume you mean web browser). Very good feature. It even works offline.-- spidermother, Sep 14 2008 However Google Chrome lets you close all tabs if you press the top right cross, with nary a comment. Yes, I've done it several times when I just wanted to close 1 tab. OK, it's Beta...-- Ling, Sep 14 2008 [Maxwell], I just want to reassure you that I would have LOVED this product. I'd like to be able to mark a particular window (or tab) as "Uncloseable" so that it won't close unless I specifically affirm that I want to close it.-- phundug, Sep 14 2008 Firefox can do this. As Ian said, "Recently closed tabs". As for marking a tab to require confirmation that you want it to close, i bet it could be done with an extension.
I would have loved this. This past summer i accidentally closed a tab in FF that contained information it took me three days to find!-- wolstech, Sep 15 2008 Blimey - bit of an unexpected bunfest here. I was planning to delete this on the grounds of "Widely known to exist by everyone except MaxwellBuchanan."-- MaxwellBuchanan, Sep 15 2008 Ah, this is such a neat idea. As it happens, my mouse is very sensitive and I often click away browser windows accidentally.
I don't want to change the reaction speed of my mouse, because I like a fast tempo. But the consequence is the unwanted disappearance of browser windows.
A right-button 'unclose' option would be great. Bunfest continues.-- django, Sep 16 2008 Not to be outdone, FFox's implementation freezes before it even loads completely.-- FlyingToaster, Sep 16 2008 //OK, OK. How about some sort of plug-in device for a computer, which you can hold in your hand and move around, and which would - somehow!- cause a pointer on the screen to move in an analogous way....// You mean an Air Mouse?-- MisterQED, Sep 16 2008 <also later> yeah, K-Meleon only does Tabs not entire Windows. It's faster than FFox but has some weird quirks/dontworks.-- FlyingToaster, Sep 17 2008 FFox - "Undo close tab" :-)-- superjohn, Sep 17 2008 random, halfbakery